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  1. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    I recently turned down an offer from AH, yes they are on dialers, they wouldn't tell you what shift you would work until AFTER you started and sounded very inflexible. They were very nice to interview...

  2. Anyone ever work for Optum???..

    wincha replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Telephone Triage

    i do exactly the same thing. take call for doctors and triage their patients. 911, ED or stay home with care. we also have standing orders for meds but no antibiotics pretty much asthma meds refills...

  3. Anyone ever work for Optum???..

    wincha replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Telephone Triage

    Ok I interviewed at another office that seemed very laid back and the schedule is very fleixible but it is not triaging as I do now. At my job we are recorded and someone listens in for our QA's...

  4. Anyone ever work for Optum???..

    wincha replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Telephone Triage

    what area of the country did you work in at optum? i have been in a call center for 10 years with around 60 nurses. all of my calls are recorded. they sounded very flexible to me. like the option to...

  5. Background checks

    wincha posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am done a drug test before at my last employment. What does a background company like Choicepoint check? My credit is fine, my husbands is not right now since he is recovering from his self...

  6. Background checks

    wincha replied to wincha's topic in Nursing Career

    thats fine. my current employer required a blood test and a criminal check but i had to go down and take care of this myself. now companies do this. my credit is fine. my background check will be...

  7. At what point should a negative background check be mentioned?

    wincha replied to kk2000's topic in Nursing Career

    what do these companies who check you out come up with? like choicepoint? i have never had a background check like this. however another company said they would do one, not sure if they did. i ended...

  8. How to best answer this application question?

    wincha replied to deanaRN's topic in Nursing Career

    simple illness in your family. then put down as one of your jobs your self employment for those

  9. Pediatric triage

    wincha replied to BrightonRN's topic in Emergency

    not sure about all of them since i take call for peds and usually have my protocols. 1. did he lose consciousness and if yes for how long? you would ask him question but you would also ask the parents...

  10. case study(med-surg nurse getting pulled to busy L&D unit)

    wincha replied to nursev2006's topic in General Nursing

    I would refuse. I was tried to get pulled to the ICU and I wasn't unit certified. They told me I wouldn't get any ICU patients but I still refused. I also worked per diem and I offered to go to any...

  11. Accelerated BSN - Do employers really care where you went?

    wincha replied to kittypepper028's topic in General Nursing

    no they don't care where you went to school as long as it is a good program. community colleges have good programs but you won't get your bsn. i would go with the lesser known college. 22k still is...

  12. Already Have a BA, do I need to get a BSN?

    wincha replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in General Nursing

    Can you get your NP without a BSN but with a BA? I didnt know

  13. Feeling Guilty (calling in sick)

    wincha replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The OP says that she called in because she was taking care of sick kids and was too tried to work due to lack of sleep. I have to ask, why didn't your husband stay home and take care of the kids? When...

  14. Feeling Guilty (calling in sick)

    wincha replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    that was pretty cold. many companies do recognize sick days for family members. why would you use vacation time when you are sick? you didn't plan it. also you can't just get someone to come to your...

  15. Feeling Guilty (calling in sick)

    wincha replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    she said she would work with you and did not. i would get a docs note limiting your hours however if she punishes you by no hours or lousy shifts i would find another job and give her

  16. Feeling Guilty (calling in sick)

    wincha replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    not blasting but what do you suggest a single mom do not work? some people have no choice but to do it all as you put

  17. Feeling Guilty (calling in sick)

    wincha replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    of course i have used sick days when my children are sick. my husband makes over twice that i do. he works overtime all of the time. occasiaonally he can take off. luckily my kids are well. i also...

  18. LPN"s and telephone triage

    wincha replied to 4kidsrn's topic in Telephone Triage

    its might say that but they are assessing over the phone and that wouldn't hold up in court if there was a

  19. Anyone work for American Healthways?

    wincha replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Telephone Triage

    no it wasn't maryland. i am going to make my decision from all the info i have seen and read. i'm not sure which job i will choose. i want to stay at the job that i choose

  20. Reality Check. How many calls do you triage?

    wincha replied to Audreyfay's topic in Telephone Triage

    Not out of Maryland sorry. Its based from a hospital. I don't work at home because my children would interfere also they expect you to work more shifts and be on call more for working at home. Its...

  21. Anyone work for American Healthways?

    wincha replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Telephone Triage

    Maybe its the location you interview with. I wasn't kept waiting long. The RN was very nice and we had a good interview. However she recognized me from years past when we worked in the same hospital...

  22. St Louis University

    wincha replied to lioneyes's topic in General Nursing

    I know its good but its tough. you will take some classes with med

  23. Medicare and following diabetics

    wincha replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious what company did she say she works for? Was it

  24. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    wincha replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    too bad you only took part of my quote and twisted it to look like something else. bottom line. people need to make money to support their family ,my point. i don't care if you volunteer your time or...

  25. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    wincha replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    why are you angry? are you angry at the nurses who choose to no longer do floor nursing? you have to pick what you like to do. but some of us also either have to support a family or put children...